As of now, the feature is only limited to one-on-one messaging, it does no support group and voice chats.
In order to make Bluesky a serious contender to X and Threads, an internal Twitter project that sparked the open source social media service, a key feature has been added. The service which started in the year 2020 with features like discovery of accounts and followers has now featured direct messaging more than a year after onboarding users.
Bluesky’s popular application and web site currently accept direct messages, according to the official blog of the company. The user is able to get messages from favorite users by default, but there is an available option to change the settings and get messages from everybody or nobody. ” At this moment, it seems that DMs in Bluesky are quite limited and barely enable users only text chats with other individuals, however the company does not deny the further development of media and group features, as well as the integration of end-to-end encryption at some point in the future. ”
For now, until such a moment the firm says that there will be a way of accessing the users’ messages in some scenarios when it is technically “absolutely necessary,” for instance when investigating spammers or harassers. “This would only be done when it is pertinent and of the essence to ensure the safety of Bluesky. Access is strictly controlled and logged. ”
As such, it should come as no surprise that Bluesky DMs are most likely very much like every other social platform regarding handling sensitive information. But it may be received warmly – and less controversy from users who are keen on the service to create more connections and communicate privately rather in the open forum.